Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/9/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 9, 2001
- Iraqi president sends books in the Kurdish language to north Iraq Iraq, Politics, 7/14/2001
- Iraqi minister calls on China to refuse the American project
The Iraqi minister of oil Amer Muhammad Rasheed has called on China to refuse the American project on amending the sanctions imposed on Iraq since 1990. Iraq-China, Politics, 7/14/2001 - Iraq accuses Iranian regime hireling of rocketing Baghdad
Iraq on Wednesday accused what it called the " hireling of the Iranian regime" by launching three missiles at a residential area on Tuesday evening resulted in wounding one Iraqi civilian. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/13/2001 - Joint Iraqi-Chinese committee Iraq-China, Politics, 7/13/2001
- Iraq accused Iran of being behind an explosion in residential areas Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/12/2001
- Some 1.5 million Iraqis are the victims of the sanctions
Iraq's permanent representative to the UN Muhammad al-Douri explained in a message he addressed to the UN secretary general Kofi Anna and declared it on Wednesday that the sanctions have adversely affected the health conditions of the Iraqis, children, elderly or women and resulted in the death of 1.52 million since it was imposed in August 1990, until May this year. Iraq, Politics, 7/12/2001 - Iraq resumes oil exports Iraq, Economics, 7/12/2001
- Iraqis are exempted from visas to Syria
The BBC said that Syria has cancelled the visa system used to be imposed on the Iraqi citizens who want to visit Syria. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/11/2001 - France will not have priority in the trade dealings with Iraq Iraq-France, Politics, 7/11/2001
- Iraq resumes oil pumping
The Turkish ministry of energy announced on Tuesday that Iraq has resumed pumping of its oil through Karkouk Ð Yamer Talek line to the Turkish Jeihan port, and that this act was made after Iraq agreed together with the UN a formula to extend the oil-for-food program for another 5 months. Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2001 - Iraqi citizens are permitted to visit Syria
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said on Monday that special information reported that the Iraqi passports department issued recommendations permitting all Iraqi citizens to travel to Syria and not to set a precondition that the travel will be only confined to traders, industrialists and businessmen. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/10/2001 - UN, Iraq reach accord to extend memorandum on oil-for-food program
The United Nations and Iraq on Monday extended the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) governing the oil-for-food program which allows Baghdad to sell its petroleum and use a portion of the proceeds to purchase humanitarian relief goods. Iraq, Politics, 7/10/2001 - More Iraqi contracts on hold by the USA Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/9/2001
- Lebanon informs an Iraqi delegation facilitation of entry visas
The Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al- Hariri has informed an Iraqi economic delegation, currently visiting Lebanon instructions given to offer entry visas to the Iraqis as well as giving businessmen, doctors and engineers for 11 months valid for several visits (multi-entry visas ). Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/9/2001